Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a bonus episode as we present an encore of an interview with David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, the Houston DNA lab that is breaking cold cases across the United States and Canada. This is Part 1. Othram's DNAsolves.com website featuring their newest cases: https://dnasolves.com/ New Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Advances will Solve Cas...
Oct 07, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we report on our recent trip to Savannah to attend the Savannah Crime Expo. New Article in Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zane https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48 Savannah Crime Expo Information: https://savannahcrimeexpo.com/ Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passio...
Oct 04, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 96
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we explore the still open question as to whether author Patricia Cornwell's 1992 bestseller "All That Remains" is really the thinly disguised story of the Colonial Parkway Murders. The book was written while Patricia Cornwell was working in the Commonwealth of Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner's Office and would have had access to the the real-life Colonial Parkway Murders reports. Lawsuits by Parkway family members were filed, but...
Sep 27, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a bonus episode as we discuss developments in the Gabby Petito case and try to answer whether the true crime community is helping or hindering the investigation. Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zane https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48 New feature article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Ser...
Sep 24, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we explore the still open question as to whether author Patricia Cornwell's 1992 bestseller "All That Remains" is really the thinly disguised story of the Colonial Parkway Murders. The book was written while Patricia Cornwell was working in the Commonwealth of Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner's Office and would have had access to the the real-life Colonial Parkway Murders reports. Lawsuits by Parkway family members were filed, but...
Sep 20, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we explore the still open question as to whether author Patricia Cornwell's 1992 bestseller "All That Remains" is really the thinly disguised story of the Colonial Parkway Murders. The book was written while Patricia Cornwell was working in the Commonwealth of Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner's Office and would have had access to the the real-life Colonial Parkway Murders reports. Lawsuits by Parkway family members were filed, but...
Sep 13, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 92
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we answer your new listener questions in the Colonial Parkway Murders, still unsolved after nearly 35 years. This is part 2. New Article in Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zane https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48 New feature article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" https://www...
Sep 06, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we answer your new listener questions in the Colonial Parkway Murders, still unsolved after nearly 35 years. This is part 1. New Article in Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zane https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48 New feature article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" https://www...
Aug 30, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we discuss the mystery of the late Fred Atwell in the Colonial Parkway Murders. While Atwell did the Parkway families a great service as a whistle-blower in publicizing the leak of 78 highly graphic crime scene photos in the Colonial Parkway Murders, this retired Gloucester County Deputy Sheriff was also a criminal and a con man. Now more than 2 years after his death, questions remain about Fred Atwell's knowledge of the facts in t...
Aug 23, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 89
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we discuss the mystery of the late Fred Atwell in the Colonial Parkway Murders. While Atwell did the Parkway families a great service as a whistle-blower in publicizing the leak of 78 highly graphic crime scene photos in the Colonial Parkway Murders, this retired Gloucester County Deputy Sheriff was also a criminal and a con man. Now more than 2 years after his death, questions remain about Fred Atwell's knowledge of the facts in t...
Aug 16, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they review the facts in the 1989 double homicide of Annamaria Phelps and Daniel Lauer, two young people murdered as the drove from their family homes in Amelia County, Virginia to a new life in Virginia Beach. Somehow their car was intercepted along Interstate 64 in New Kent County, Virginia and they disappeared. Their bodies were found at a hunt club off I-64 some 6 weeks later. What happened? Why is this case still unsolved more...
Aug 09, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley interview David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, a cutting edge DNA lab in the Woodlands, Texas, which is breaking cold cases across the United States and Canada. New feature article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind...
Aug 02, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley review new information from interviews with family members Janette Edwards Santiago and Judy Knobling in the second of the Colonial Parkway Murders, the 1987 double homicide of Robin Edwards and David Knobling. Is this killing related to the other Colonial Parkway Murders? Why is this case unsolved after nearly 34 years? Can advanced forensics be used to solve this double murder? New feature article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddenin...
Jul 26, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley offer a bonus episode: True Crime Media: Our Recommended Podcasts and TV Shows Algorithm Podcast: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-algorithm-83051915/ Confronting OJ Podcast: https://wondery.com/shows/confronting/episode/5970-bonus-the-defenses-defense/ Confronting Columbine Podcast https://wondery.com/shows/confronting/episode/5970-bonus-greg/ I'll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO Series) https://www.hbo.com/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark Bosch (Amaz...
Jul 22, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley are joined by Judy Knobling, mother of murder victim David Knobling as they discuss the second of the Colonial Parkway Murders, the 1987 double homicide of Robin Edwards and David Knobling. Is this killing the second in a serial murder, or an tragic independent event? Why is this case unsolved after nearly 34 years? Can advanced forensics be used to solve this double murder? Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts a...
Jul 19, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley are joined by Robin Edwards' sister Janette Edwards Santiago as they discuss the second of the Colonial Parkway Murders, the 1987 double homicide of Robin Edwards and David Knobling. Is this killing the second in a serial murder, or an tragic independent event? Why is this case unsolved after nearly 34 years? Can advanced forensics be used to solve this double murder? Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and othe...
Jul 12, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Join co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for this bonus episode of Mind Over Murder's "True Crime News." This week, true crime outrage as convicted serial rapist Bill Cosby is released from prison thanks to another sweetheart deal from a prosecutor (jeffrey Epstein, anyone?), and one of the two teenage perpetrators in the Slender Man case gets out of a mental health facility after serving on 3.5 years-- after trying to stab her 12 year old classmate to death. NPR: "Questions Linger After Bil...
Jul 08, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss the second of the Colonial Parkway Murders, the 1987 double homicide of Robin Edwards and David Knobling. Is this killing the second in a serial murder, or an tragic independent event? Why is this case unsolved after nearly 34 years? Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff ! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885 Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by...
Jul 05, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Go behind the scenes with Loni Coombs, Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley at the Colonial Parkway Murders panel at CrimeCon true crime convention just completed in Austin, Texas. They discuss Loni's career as a prosecutor in Los Angeles, her work as television host and investigator and compare notes on the on the CrimeCon panel. Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff ! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885 New Story on Ox...
Jun 28, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Go behind the scenes with Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley at the Colonial Parkway Murders panel at CrimeCon 2021 true crime convention just completed in Austin, Texas. Bill attended in person and spoke on a panel on the Colonial Parkway Murders as covered in the "Lovers Lane Murders" limited television series on the Oxygen Network, and Kristin attended CrimeCon virtually. They compare notes on the experience and offer their thoughts as the panel unfolded. Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind...
Jun 21, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas review the CrimeCon 2021 true crime convention just completed in Austin, Texas. Bill attended in person and spoke on a panel on the Colonial Parkway Murders as covered in the "Lovers Lane Murders" limited television series on the Oxygen Network, and Kristin attended CrimeCon virtually. They compare notes on favorite panels, best speakers and how the CrimeCon experience compares with their two previous CrimeCon experiences in Nashville (201...
Jun 14, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 77
In this episode, Mind Over Murder co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas talk with lgendary former FBI Profiler James R. Fitzgerald about his new audio-book, "The Fitz Files" where he gives you the inside story on the "Manhunt: Unabomber" television series developed along with insights into his work on the Unabomber case and his success as an FBI profiler who helped develop the use of linguistics in solving major cases. Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other g...
Jun 07, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Welcome to this BONUS Episode of "Mind Over Murder." In this episode, co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas answer your questions people who have inserted themselves iinto the Colonial Parkway Murders investigation, including Ron Little of Liberty Security, former Gloucester County Deputy Sheriff and con man Fred Atwell and others. All questions are from our social media feeds, primarily from "Colonial Parkway Murders" and "Mind Over Murder" pages on Facebook. If you would like to ask us a que...
Jun 03, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Explore the curious case of Ron Little, likely co-owner of Liberty Security (later Advance Security), a small security company in Virginia with Mind Over Murder co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas. Ron Little actually outed himself a murder suspect in the Colonial Parkway Murders and other unsolved murders in a widely distributed letter in 1989, shortly before Little was deported back to his native New Zealand by the INS. Why would someone write such a bizarre letter? Citizens! Check out our...
May 31, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas explore the mystery of a possible connection of a small security company, Liberty Security, and the unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders in Virginia. Liberty Security, owned by Jon Knight Hawthorne, changed its name to Advance Security after a possible straw-man purchase by Ron Little. Little was then deported back to New Zealand by the INS after publicly outing himself as a murder suspect in the Colonial Parkway Murders. A strange and twiste...
May 24, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas explore the disappearance of Keith Call and Cassandra "Sandy" Hailey as part of the Colonial Parkway Murders with Joyce Call Canada and Chris Call, sister and brother of Keith Call. This is Part 2 of 2 episodes with Joyce and Chris. Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff ! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885 New York Times: "To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small C...
May 17, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 72
"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas explore the disappearance of Keith Call and Cassandra "Sandy" Hailey as part of the Colonial Parkway Murders with Joyce Call Canada and Chris Call, sister and brother of Keith Call. This is Part 1 of 2 episodes with Joyce and Chris. Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff ! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885 New York Times: "To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small...
May 10, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Welcome to "Mind Over Murder." In this episode, co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas discuss the disappearance of Keith Call and Cassandra "Sandy" Hailey as part of the Colonial Parkway Murders. This episode with be followed with a two-part interview with Joyce Call Canada and Chris Call, siblings of Keith Call. Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff ! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885 You can help solve a cold...
May 03, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Welcome to "Mind Over Murder." In this episode, co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas talk with David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, a Texas-based DNA lab that is solving missing person and murder cases across North America using their unique Forensic-Grade Genomic Sequencing method. This is part 2 of 2 episodes with David Mittelman. Learn more at https://dnasolves.com/ Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff ! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-...
Apr 26, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Welcome to "Mind Over Murder." In this episode, co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas talk with David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, a Texas-based DNA lab that is solving missing person and murder cases across North America using their unique Forensic-Grade Genomic Sequencing method. This is part 1 of 2 episodes with David Mittelman. Learn more at https://dnasolves.com/ Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff ! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-...
Apr 19, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 68